Shoe-polisher.



PATENTED AUG. 20, 1907.

H. G. BLUTHENTHAL.

SHOE PLISHBR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY a1. 190s.

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HERBERT CLAY BLUTHENTHAL, OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS.

SHOE-POLISHER.

Speeicaton ofxLetters Patent.

Patented Aug'. 20, 1907.

Application filed July 31,1906. Serial No. 328,605.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, 'HERBERT CLAY BLUTHENTHAL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Pine Bluff, in the county of Jefferson and State ofArkansas, have invented a new and useful Shoe-Polisher, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to acombined dauber, brush, and polisher forshoes, harness, etc., and has for its object to provide means to protectthe hand from dirt and polish, while either the brush or polisher is inuse.

The invention consists in a movably mounted guard arranged in suchrelation to the brush and polisher as to be used as a cover for either,and in certain details of construction hereinafter set forth andclaimed.

In the drawings in which I have illustrated one embodiment of theinventionz-Figure l is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional View therethrough, and Fig. 3 is a cross sectionon the line A-A of Fig. 2, as shown by the arrows.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, l designates the usual wooden body-portion ofa brush that is provided at each end with a recess 2. On one side of thebody-portion is mounted an ordinary bristle brush 3, and on the oppositeside thereof is located a plurality of thicknesses of felt 4, or othercushioning material, the under strip being of less'length than the outerone, and both firmly held in position by tacks 5-5. Over these layers offelt is mounted the polisher G, preferably made of sheepskin, with thewool side facing out, the ends of which are fastened in the recess 2-2by means of tacks 7-7, thereby giving the polishing surface a roundedform, which will enable an article to be more easily polished.

A common type of dauber 8 is lsecurely held in position against one endof the body, and in projecting relation thereto by a fastening screw 9.It is located between the two polishing surfaces. Pivotally mounted uponthe body-portion is a metallic guard or cover 10, retained in positionat one end by a screw ll, and at the opposite end by the screw 9. Theguard or cover is constructed of tin or other sheet metal', and is ofsubstantially the same length and width as the body portion. The twoopposite sides of the guard are provided with downwardly extendingflanges 12-12, running the entire length of the same. These angesprevent the hand from becoming damaged, and also serve to keep the guardin a normally fixed position by engaging the outer sides of either thebrush or the polisher, as the case may demand. Integral with, and atright angles to, the guard are two ears 12%*1-3, which are taperedtowards the pivots, on which they are joiunaled, and below which theyare rounded, as shown at 14-14, thereby securing as great freedom ofaction as possible.

The guard, which is of substantially the same width as the body portion,is arranged in close proximity thereto so that the hand may embrace theguard and grasp both sides of the body-portion, and thus prevent theguard from swinging.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that when the brush is to be used,the guard or cover is swung around upon the pivots 9-11, so as to coverthe polisher, or Vice versa, thus effectually preventing contact of thehand and the surface on which the guard is positioned.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I wish to claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. The combination with a body having brushing and polishing surfaces onopposite sides thereof, of a guard movable over either surface, adauber, and common means for securing the guard and the dauber to thebody.

2. The combination with a body having brushingand polishing surfaces onits opposite sides, of a dauber Iocated at one end of said body,fastening means securing the dauber to the body, and a guard journaledon the fastening means and movable to a position over either surface.

3. The combination with a solid wooden body having brushing andpolishing surfaces on opposite sides, of :1 metallic guard provided withinwardly extending longitunal anges, and ears at each end, said guardbeing of substantially the same width as the body and arranged in closeproximity to but not in engagement with 'either of the surfaces on thebody, thereby permitting the hand to engage over the guard and graspboth side edges of the body, and means for pivotally connecting the earsto the ends of the body.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HERBERT CLAY BLUTHENTHAL.

Witnesses:

Louis BARON, W. A. SHANKs.

